The program is open for participation to state and local law enforcement agencies who can contact the nearest Special-Agent-in-Charge of the task force. The news of the program’s implementation on an official level follows months of ongoing protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor who were both fatally injured in altercations with police.
Contrary to national criticism, it appears that the Justice Department looked at the matter closely and felt that body-worn cameras are an essential piece of equipment for modern policing, which is vastly different when compared to the policing tactics of old that had to be put under the microscope of societal and legal oversight.
It remains to be seen whether local and state law enforcement authorities will sign up for the program.
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